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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning enable people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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